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Fertile Crescent Civilizations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the greatest king of the Hebrews?

a)

King Solomon

b)

David

c)

Moses

2.

What ancient group was regarded as " Stargazers of Babylon"?

a)

Amorites

b)

Sumerians

c)

Chaldeans

3.

What is the temple or place of worship built by the Sumerians.

a)

ziggurat

b)

Kaaba

c)

mosque

4.

The Akkadians were the first empire builder

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Our knowledge of Zodiac signs came from the Chaldeans.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

What is the Sumerian system of writing?

a)

Alibata

b)

Hieroglypic

c)

Cuneiform

7.

Which is the first commandment in the Ten Commandments?

a)

Honor thy father and mother

b)

Thou shall have no other gods before me

c)

Thou shall not make unto thee any graven images

8.

It refers to the development of skills in a specific kind of work.

a)

localization

b)

development

c)

specialization

9.

What is the origin of the word "civilization"?

a)

civilian

b)

civil

c)

civitas

10.

What is the current name of Mesopotamia

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Lebanon

11.

Who was the builder of the first world empire?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon II

12.

What is the present name of Persia.

a)

Iran

b)

Pakistan

c)

Yemen

13.

Who were the first group of people to use iron weapons?

a)

Babylonian

b)

Hitittes

c)

Lydians

14.

What place is the Assyrian symbol of pride and cruelty?

a)

Nineveh

b)

Sumer

c)

Akkad

15.

Who built the hanging Gardens of Babylon?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Hammurabi

16.

Which of the following is the fifth commandment in the Ten Commandment?

a)

Thous shall not steal

b)

Honor thy father and mother

c)

Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.

17.

Which is regarded as the "Land of Promise" by the Hebrew people?

a)

Canaan

b)

Lebanon

c)

Mecca

18.

The Jews denounced their faith during the Babylonian captivity.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

The Fertile Crescent is known as the birthplace of civilization.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Which is commandment no. 4 in the Ten Commandments?

a)

Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy

b)

Thou shall not use the name of God in vain

c)

Honor thy father and mother